Electronic Cigarettes - The E-Cigarette In A Life And Death Struggle

The frequency of news articles about politiciansregarding the reclassification of e cigarettes as an
who are mounting an attack for their city oralternative to conventional tobacco cigarettes.
state against the e cigarette are on the rise. TheAccording to the document, "E-cigarettes would
claim plays like a broken record that has beenbe a major part of the proposed harm reduction
repeated over and over again to the media byinitiative, because they appear to satisfy the
opponents; that e-cigarettes are not approved bynicotine addiction and the habituation to the
the FDA, we don't know what's in them and theycigarette-handling ritual more effectively than any
are marketed to children. The facts are thatother product now on the market. For many
tobacco cigarettes aren't approved by the FDAcurrent smokers, e-cigarettes may be the only
either and are responsible for over 400,000low risk nicotine delivery product acceptable as a
deaths in America each year.substitute for conventional cigarettes. Cost and
Yet not one politician is bringing forth a bill thatother considerations will limit the attractiveness of
would ban the sale of cigarettes in their district.e-cigarettes to teens. Enforcement of FDA
With several years of history behind them,restrictions on marketing to minors and health
electronic cigarettes have caused no deaths andeducation programming should enable us to secure
the FDA has not made public any adverse effectshealth benefits e-cigarettes can offer without
on humans. The contents common to e-cigarettesincreasing initiation of nicotine use by teens."
are on the FDA's GRAS List, GenerallySo why are e-cigarettes in the bull's-eye of
Recognized As Safe by a consensus of scientificpoliticians when public health organizations are
opinion. Several laboratory reports have beendeclaring them lifesavers? Either the politicians
published on the safety of e-cigarettes but havedon't understand the ramifications of the legislation
been ignored by the politicians seeking to banthey seek to pass or they have a total disregard
them. Despite all the negative claims, thefor the health of the American people. Allowing
opponents have been unable to substantiate anycancer causing tobacco cigarettes to remain on
claim that e-cigarettes are being marketed tothe market while opposing and or banning
children or that they are a threat to the publice-cigarette sales as a viable alternative is the
health.equivalent to Genocide. Smoking touches almost
In a petition to the Food and Drug Administrationevery family in this country. Playing political games
by the American Association of Public Healthwith millions of lives will play out in the court of
Physicians (AAPHP), has submitted the mostpublic opinion and surely unseat some shady
comprehensive findings and recommendationspoliticians in November.